the micex in russia down 0.5%. what exactly are we going to get from this report? the average forecast is for 215,000 jobs to be created from 192,000, which is what we got in march. the unemployment rate, that's forecast to dip down to 6.6% from the march jobless rate of 6.7. now we'd also seen an average, of course, over the last three months of 177,000 jobs. we'll see what the new average will be, of course, coming up over the next three months. but there is an expectation that the pace of hiring will pick up. all weekend on cnbc we've been asking our guests for their predictions for this number. >> more than likely that nonfarm payroll number will come in better than people expect. the expectations are around 200 to 225. the whisper on the street and on the floor was 275 to 300. >> we are due a good headline report. actually, last month's report was excellent on the household survey side. and that might bleed through to the establishment survey this time. so i wouldn't bet against it. >> joining us with more from washington, d.c., financial reporter at "the wash